Alleged pictures of the new BlackBerry 10 OS have been leaked.BlackBerry’s new operating system won’t be released until sometime later this year and when it launches, only one phone – the BlackBerry London – is expected to launch with it.The new photos from Crackberry give a better view of BB10, and were reportedly snatched from a presentation given by an ad agency working for RIM.The pictures are not confirmed as BB10, but it’s easy to see some of the features making it to the forthcoming OS.The supposed BlackBerry 10 OS is shown on the screens of a Torch 9860 ...
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Samsung unfazed by Apple iTV plans
Apple’s heavily-rumoured iTV will not be able to compete with the picture quality offered by Samsung sets, according to an AV product manager with the Koreans.Samsung’s Chris Moseley told Pocket-Link that the firm isn’t overly concerned with what Apple launches if it decides to enter the TV market.Moseley says Apple’s much-touted plan to ‘revolutionise’ the television market can could fall flat because TV buyers will choose superior picture quality from other manufacturers over how ‘smart’ the device ...
Huawei Ascend D1 Q
The Ascend D1 Q has been announced by Huawei chairman Yu Chengdong and it’s expected to be the firm’s first quad-core phone, set for launch at MWC 2012.According to Japanese site Blog of Mobile Chengdong let slip about the Ascend D1 Q on his Weibo profile – Japan’s version of Twitter.It’s being suggested that the “D” stands for Diamond, which is the handset range it is likely to be part of and the “Q” is rumoured to stand for quad-core.Smartest and fastest phone yetThe Ascend D1 Q is expected to be Huawei’s flagship phone at MWC ...
Motorola Explains Hardware to Blame for Upgrade Delays
Motorola executive Christy Wyatt said that it’s not the company’s software customizations that delay system updates, rather, it’s the hardware. Speaking to media at an event in New York, Wyatt explained, “When Google does a release of the software … they do a version of the software for whatever phone they just shipped. The rest of the ecosystem doesn’t see it until you see it. Hardware is by far the long pole in the tent, with multiple chipsets and multiple radio bands for multiple countries. It’s a big machine to churn.” Often, the ...
HTC Details Android 4.0 Roll-Out Plans
HTC today provided more details via its Facebook page on when it will update its existing smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The first batch includes the Sensation, Sensation 4G and Sensation XE by the end of March, with the Sensation XL soon after. HTC says that owners of the Rezound, Vivid, Amaze 4G, EVO 3D, EVO Design 4G, Incredible S, Desire S, and Desire HD will receive Android 4.0 later this year. HTC will provide more specific details about the upgrades in the coming weeks. ...
Verizon Pushing Updates to Droid Bionic, RAZR, RAZR MAXX
Verizon Wireless today announced that it is pushing system updates to the Motorola Droid Bionic, RAZR, and RAZR MAXX. The updates improve performance, fix bugs, and add Verizon-branded apps/services. Users can download the updates over the air. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Motorola’s 3G Patent Suit Against Apple Dismissed in Germany
The Mannheim Regional Court today dismissed a lawsuit filed by Motorola against Apple concerning what Motorola called a standards essential 3G/UMTS patent. The patent in question covered the “method and system for generating a complex pseudonoise sequence for processing a code division multiple access [CDMA] signal.” The judge overseeing the lawsuit said that Motorola did not effectively argue its case, and ruled that Apple is not infringing on the patent. Motorola and Apple have traded courtroom wins and losses regarding smartphone patents. Patent litigation is rampant across ...
Motorola Droid 4 for Verizon Wireless
Motorola takes its fourth shot at the Droid that started it all with the Droid 4. For the QWERTY keyboard seeker, there’s a lot to like about this LTE 4G smartphone for Verizon Wireless. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Apple Fires Off ‘Autocorrect’ Patent Suit at Samsung
Apple has filed a new patent-related lawsuit against Samsung, this time in San Jose, Calif. The complaint, filed earlier this week, covers two patents, one concerning spelling and autocorrect, and the second concerning “universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system.” The associated court documents have yet to be made public, so Apple’s exact grievances are not yet known. Apple has filed a number of lawsuits against Samsung around the world, including in the ...
Apple Dings Motorola Over Qualcomm Agreement
Apple has filed a new lawsuit against Motorola over a patent license agreement that exists between Motorola and Qualcomm. Specifically, Apple argues that since it is now a Qualcomm customer, it is a “third-party beneficiary of Motorola’s agreement with Qualcomm,” meaning that Motorola can’t sue it for patents it is licensing from Qualcomm. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S., but pertains to the 3G lawsuits filed by Motorola against Apple in Germany. Tweet Vote on ...